Isaiah 59:17
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
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Cloke
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1 Peter 2:16
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
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ἱμάτιον
himátion · him-at'-ee-on
2 times translated as this KJV form65 total Strong's occurrences
a dress (inner or outer)
Strong's KJV usage: :--apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raiment, robe, vesture.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 5:40Strong's last: Luke 6:29
Open full G2440 profile →πρόφασις
próphasis · prof'-as-is
2 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
an outward showing, i.e. pretext
Strong's KJV usage: :--cloke, colour, pretence, show.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: John 15:22Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 2:5
Open full G4392 profile →ἐπικάλυμα
epikályma · ep-ee-kal'-oo-mah
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a covering, i.e. (figuratively) pretext
Strong's KJV usage: :--cloke.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:16Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:16
Open full G1942 profile →φελόνης
phelónēs · fel-on'-ace
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a mantle (surtout)
Strong's KJV usage: :-- cloke.
Strong's first: 2 Timothy 4:13Strong's last: 2 Timothy 4:13
Open full G5341 profile →מְעִיל
mᵉʻîyl · meh-eel'
1 times translated as this KJV form28 total Strong's occurrences
a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
Strong's KJV usage: cloke, coat, mantle, robe.
Strong's first: Isaiah 59:17Strong's last: Isaiah 59:17
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For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
G2440
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
G2440
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
G4392
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
G4392
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
G5341
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
G1942
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
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cloke
CLOKE, noun
1. A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women.
He was clad with zeal as a cloke Isaiah 59:17.
2. A cover; that which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense.
Not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness. 1 Peter 2:16.
They have no cloke for their sin. John 15:22.
CLOKE, verb transitive
1. To cover with a cloke
2. To hide; to conceal; to use a false covering.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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